DO’S & DO

NOT’S OF
RESUME
Presented By:
Nishant Kumar
Assistant Professor
TIMT, Yamunanagar
SELECTING A TEMPLATE
Do’s Do Not's
 Choose a template according to job  Choosing that old, boring template that
profile. everyone use
• New & Different
 More than One Page
• Colorful & Appealing
• Which covers all aspects
 Uneven Spacing, Font & Text

 One Pager
 Well Formatted
WHAT TO ADD
Do’s
 Contact, Email, Website & LinkedIn
 Qualification from latest to oldest
 Work Experience
 Internships & Projects
 Trainings & Certifications
 Skills, Strengths & Hobbies
 Achievements & Participations
 Volunteer Experience
Do Not's
 Age, Gender, Religion, Nationality
 Father’s & Mother’s Name
 References
 Declaration
 Very old achievements
 False & Untrue things
 Things which you can’t explain
ADDING QUALIFICATIONS
Do’s Do Not's
 Add in chronological order  Summing it up in one line
 Write a little bit about what you did during  More than two qualifications (takes
the course unnecessary space in resume)
• Subjects studied, workshops attended,
events, activities done, management games,
participations, clubs & societies
 Write full forms
 Duration of the course
 Name & Location of College
 Percentage & CGPA, if it is good
ADDING WORK EXPERIENCE
Do’s Do Not's
 Add in chronological order  Summing it up in one line
 Write a little bit about what you did during  Irrelevant experience, if very experienced
the job (takes unnecessary space in resume)
• Express results in numbers
• Use action verbs

 Use full forms

• Department Manager
• Business Development Analyst

 Duration & Location of the Work

ADDING INTERNSHIPS
Do’s Do Not's
 Add in chronological order  Summing it up in one line
 Write a little bit about what you did during  Irrelevant internships, if very much
the job experienced (takes unnecessary space in
• Learnings resume)
• Work done
• Projects & responsibilities taken

 Use full forms

 Duration & Location of the Work
ADDING PROJECTS
Do’s Do Not's
 Any technical projects undertaken  Irrelevant projects, if have many (takes
unnecessary space in resume)
 Research Reports
 Blogs, Presentation, Freelancer work
 Group Projects

(Give some details of all the work)

ADDING ACHIEVEMENTS &
CERTIFICATIONS
Do’s Do Not's
 Exam scores  Very old achievements
 Academic achievements  Certifications done, but don’t have
 Participations in big events
knowledge about it

 Certifications, Trainings (Completed or

not, must have knowledge)
 Workshops Attended
 Skills Enhancement Classes

(Must give details of all learnings, outcomes)

ADDING SKILLS &
STRENGTHS
Do’s Do Not's
 Must be relevant to the job  Stretching them to one line (Keep it to one
or two words)
 Use key words from JD
 Add only those skills & strengths which
you can prove
 Use impressive words
ADDING HOBBIES &
INTERESTS
Do’s Do Not's
 Better if relevant to the job  Stretching it to one sentence
 Try to add anything related to sports or  Using those ages old hobbies
physical training • Listening to music

 Add only those hobbies which you do • Surfing Internet

regularly • Sleeping

 Read a little bit technical about that hobby

ADDING VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE
Do’s Do Not's
 Keep company’s value in mind  Covering full page with it
 Social events
• Food Drives
• Clothes Drives

 Teaching under-privileged students

 Blood Donations
 Event Organising

(Write responsibilities taken over,

achievements, extra ordinary work)
 TO SUCCEED IN TODAY’S JOB
MARKET, YOU HAVE TO THINK OF
YOUR RESUME AS AN
ADVERTISEMENT TARGETED
TOWARDS YOUR FUTURE BOSS.
THANK
YOU